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THE 


AMERICAN    POMOLOGIST: 


CONTAINING 


FINELY  COLORED  DRAWINGS, 


ACCOMPANIED  BY  tETTER-PRESS  DESCRIPTIONS  OF 


FRUITS  OF  AMERICAN  ORIGIN. 


EDITED    BY 


W.  D.  BRINCKL^,  A.M.,  M.D. 

MF..MB.    PENN.    HORT.    SOCIETY,    COE.    MEMB.    MASS.  HORT.  SOCIETY,    HON.    AND    CORE.    MEMB.  NEW   HAVEN     COUNTY    HOET. 
SOCIETY,  BUFFALO  AND  SOUTHERN  IOWA  HORT.  SOCIETIES,  HON.  MEMB.  WILMJNGTON  HORT.  SOCIETY,  ETC.  ETC. 


VOL    I. 


PUBLISHED   BY   A.  HOFFY,' 

Ko   193  SOUTH    SEVENTH    STREET,    PHILADELPHIA 

1851, 


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M*IN  LI»fTAKY.AGmCUI-TUBE  DEFT. 


THE 


AMERICAN    POMOLOGIST: 


CONTAINING 


FINELY  COLORED  DRAWINGS, 


ACCOMPANIED  BY  LETTER-PRESS  DESCRIPTIONS  OF 


FRUITS  OF  AMERICAN  ORIGIN. 


EDITED    BY 


W.  D.  BRINCKL^,  A.M.,  M.D. 

MEMB.   PENN.'  HORT.    SOCIETY,   COR.   MEMB.    MASS.  HORT.  SOCIETY,    HON.    AND    CORR.    MEMB.  NEW   HAVEN     COUNTY    HORT. 
SOCIETY,  BUFFALO  AND  SOUTHERN  IOWA  HORT.  SOCIETIES,  HON.  MEMB.  WILMINGTON  HORT.  SOCIETY,  ETC.  ETC. 


VOL.  I. 


PUBLISHED   BY    A.  HOFPY, 

No.  193  SOUTH    SEVENTH   STREET,    PHILADELPHIA. 

1851. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1851,  by 

A.    HOFFY, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  Eastern  Dis- 
trict of  Pennsylvania. 


NOTICE. 


THE  PUBLISHER,  A.  Hoffy,  in  doing  himself  the  honor  of  announcing  DOCTOR  WM.  D.  BRINCKLE 
as  the  Editor  of  the  American  Pomologist,  deems  it  a  source,  not  only  of  pleasure,  but  one  also 
of  pride  and  triumph. 

The  innumerable  and  gratuitous  instances  to  the  enhancement  of  Horticulture  that  have  been 
evinced  by  the  Doctor,  as  well  as  his  scrupulous  observance  of  truth  and  impartiality,  are 
already  too  well  known  to  need  further  comment.  These  characteristics  afford  an  additional 
guarantee  to  the  accuracy  of  the  American  Pomologist,  and  will  render  it  a 

STANDARD  WORK   OF   THE   STRICTEST   RELIABILITY. 

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EACH  NUMBER  TO  CONTAIN  TEN  ILLUSTRATIONS,   TRUE   TO    NATURE. 

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N.  B.  The  American  Pomologist,  not  being  a  local  work,  nor  connected  with  any  Horticul- 
tural Society  or  Establishment,  contributions  of  seedling  or  native  fruits,  and  all  other  valuable 
horticultural  matter,  from  all  parts  of  the  Union,  are  earnestly  solicited,  for  which  due  credit 
will  always  be  given  in  the  work. 


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EDITOR'S  PREFACE. 


THE  repeated  disappointments  which  have  attended  the  cultivation  of  Foreign  Fruits  in  this 
country,  render  it  daily  more  manifest  that  our  chief  reliance  must  be  placed  on  those  of  native 
origin.  Though  many  of  the  trans-atlantic  varieties  possess  undoubted  merit,  and  richly  de- 
serve all  the  praise  that  has  been  bestowed  on  them,  a  still  greater  number  are  of  inferior 
quality,  at  least  when  fruited  in  this  country.  And  of  those  that  are  of  a  high  order  of  excel- 
lence, some  are  shy  bearers,  and  others  are  constitutionally  too  tender  to  withstand  the  great 
and  sudden  vicissitudes  of  our  variable  climate. 

The  design  of  the  present  work  is  to  direct  the  attention  of  horticulturists  more  prominently 
to  our  native  fruits,  and  to  give  such  a  pomological  description  and  colored  drawing  of  them  as 
that  they  may  be  readily  identified.  Notwithstanding  some  of  our  indigenous  kinds  have  been 
long  known  and  quite  extensively  cultivated  in  some  parts  of  our  country,  yet  they  will  be 
introduced  into  the  work,  not  only  to  place  them  on  record,  but  to  enable  the  pomologist,  who 
may  not  be  familiar  with  them,  to  discriminate  the  genuine  from  the  spurious? 

Many  of  our  native  fruits  possess  great  excellence — and  not  a  few  of  them  will  successfully 
compete  with  the  most  celebrated  kinds  from  the  eastern  hemisphere.  Among  these  we  may 
mention  the  Seckel,  Dix,  Pratt,  and  Columbia  Pears — the  Newtown  Pippin,  Fall  Pippin,  Rhode 
Island  Greening,  Esopus  Spitzenberg,  and  Northern  Spy  Apples — the  Heath  Cling,  Druid  Hill, 
Crawford's  Late,  and  Susquehanna  Peaches — Lawrence's  Favorite,  Washington,  General  Hand, 
Columbia,  and  Jefferson  Plums — Wendell's  Mottled  Bigarreau,  Downer's  Late,  Coe's  Transparent, 
and  Dr.  Kirtland's  New  Cherries — Hovey's  Seedling,  and  Burr's  New  Pine  Strawberries,  etc.  etc. 

Most  of  our  fine  domestic  fruits  are  accidental  seedlings.  Valuable  varieties  have  also  been 
obtained  by  planting  the  seed  of  the  best  known  kinds.  But  when  artificial  fertilization,  during 
inflorescence,  is  resorted  to,  and  the  parents  selected  with  judgment,  a  successful  result  is 
just  as  certain  as  that  attending  the  similar  course  pursued  in  raising  fine  animals. 

Being  confined  exclusively  to  Fruits  of  native  origin,  the  American  Pomologist  cannot  be 
viewed  as  a  rival  of  the  valuable  pomological  works,  with  colored  plates,  already  in  progress. 
Most  sincerely  wishing  them  every  success,  we  desire  only  to  co-operate  with  them  in  dissemi- 
nating pomological  information,  and  in  promoting  and  encouraging  a  taste  for  this  useful,  in- 
teresting and  fascinating  science. 

In  conclusion,  the  Editor  will  embrace  this  opportunity  to  state,  that  he  is  in  no  way  con- 
nected with  the  profits  and  emoluments  of  the  present  undertaking.  Believing  the  Publisher 
to  be  a  worthy  man,  as  well  as  an  accomplished  artist,  the  undersigned  desires  most  cordially 
to  promote  the  enterprise;  and  with  this  view  his  editorial  services  are  rendered  without  any 
remuneration  whatever.  The  propriety  of  addressing  directly  to  the  Publisher  all  communi- 
cations in  relation  to  the  work  will  therefore  be  apparent. 

W.  D.  BRINCKLE,  M.  D. 

PHILADELPHIA,  JULY,  1851. 


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BRANDYWINE    PEAR. 


Size — Medium,  21  inches  long  by  2  in  width.. 

Form — Pyriform,  much  flattened  at  the  base. 

Skin — Yellowish  green,  nearly  covered  with  russet  dots  and  blotches,  especially  around 
the  eye. 

Stem — One  inch  long,  medium  thickness,  somewhat  fleshy  at  its  insertion  without  de- 
pression. 

Calyx — Of  medium  size;  open,  set  in  a  wide  shallow  basin. 

Core — Rather  small. 

Seed — Dark  brown. 

Flesh — White,  melting. 

Flavor — Rich,  resembling,  in  Mr.  Downing's  opinion,  that  of  the  White  Doyenne  and 
Marie  Louise  combined. 

Maturity — Middle  of  August. 

Leaf — Rather  long,  slender,  serrate. 

Wood — Yellowish  olive,  interspersed  with  white  dots. 

Tree — A  free  grower,  a  regular  and  abundant  bearer. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

Dr.  Ellwood  Harvey,  of  Chaddsford,  gives  in  the  3d  vol.  of  the  Horticulturist,  the  following 
history  of  this  fine  New  Pennsylvania  Pear: 

"  The  original  tree  was  found  near  a  fence  in  a  field  on  my  father's  farm,  (the  late  Eli 
Harvey.)  It  was  transplanted,  when  quite  small,  to  a  garden  on  the  property  of  George 
Brinton,  then  owned  by  his  grandfather,  Caleb  Brinton.  This  garden,  on  the  banks  of  the 
Brandywine  river,  is  a  part  of  the  ground  on  which  the  American  army  stood  in  the  defense  of 
our  country  in  the  Battle  of  Brandywine ;  and  I  therefore  respectfully  suggest  the  above  name 
as  an  appropriate  one  for  the  fruit.  The  tree  began  to  bear  fruit  about  the  year  1820,  and  in 
1835  the  original  trunk  blew  down,  near  the  surface  of  the  ground.  The  present  tree  is  a 
sucker,  or  shoot,  which  sprung  up  from  the  root,  and  has  now  been  in  bearing  four  or  five 
years." 

I  saw  this  pear  for  the  first  time  in  the  summer  of  1848.  It,  and  another  variety,  were 
sent  to  me  from  Westchester  before  a  description  of  it  was  published  in  the  Horticulturist,  for 
the  purpose  of  obtaining  my  opinion  of  their  merits.  I  unhesitatingly  pronounced  the  Brandy- 
wine  to  be  greatly  superior  to  the  other,  and  to  be  a  fruit  of  the  first  quality. 


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MOYAMENSING. 


Size — Full  medium. 

Form — Round-obovate,  somewhat  irregular, 

Skin — Lemon-yellow,  with  occasionally  blotches  and  lines  of  russet. 

Stem — Variable,  usually  about  an  inch  long — fleshy. 

Cdyx — Rather  small,  set  in  a  furrowed  basin. 

Flesh — Buttery,  melting. 

Flavor — Very  pleasant. 

Maturity — August . 

Leaf — Medium  size,  petioles  rather  long. 

Wood — Yellowish  brown,  with  numerous  light  dots. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

This  fine  summer  pear  originated  in  the  garden  of  the  late  J.  B.  Smith,  Esq.  of  Philadel- 
phia. His  residence  being  in  the  District  of  Moyamensing,  induced  the  Pennsylvania  Horti- 
cultural Society  in  1845,  to  name  it  Smith's  Moyamensing.  The  original  tree  is  seventy  or 
eighty  years  old,  and  has  always  been  a  constant  and  uniform  bearer. 


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PETRE. 


Size — Full  medium. 

Form — Obovate . 

Skin — Pale  yellow,  with  sometimes  russet  patches. 

Stem — About  an  inch  long,  rather  stout,  inserted  in  a  depression  usually  flattened. 

Calyx — Small,  set  in  a  narrow  basin. 

Flesh — Whitish,  of  fine  texture  and  buttery  consistence. 

Flavor — Rich  and  perfumed. 

Maturity — September. 

Leaf — Usual  size  and  form. 

Wood — Yellowish  brown,  older  wood  olive  brown,  shoots  slender. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

This  fine  Autumn  Pear,  originated  from  a  seed  of  the  White  Doyenne,  sent  from  London  to 
the  elder  John  Bartram  by  Lady  Petre,  in  1735.  The  original  tree,  now  about  115  years  old, 
is  yet  standing  at  the  Bartram  Garden,  near  the  south-east  corner  of  the  old  mansion.  This 
variety  is  of  rather  slow  growth,  but  bears  most  abundantly  and  uniformly  a  crop  of  fine  fruit. 
Several  of  the  Seedlings  raised  by  Bartram  from  the  Petre  still  remain  on  the  premises,  the 
Chapman,  however,  is  the  only  one  that  possesses  any  merit. 


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PENNSYLVANIA. 


Size — Above  medium. 

Form — Short,  obovate. 

Skin — Brownish  russet  on  yellowish  ground. 

Stem — li  inch  long,  1-1  Oth  in  width,  inserted  in  a  slight  depression. 

Calyx — Small,  set  in  a  shallow  basin. 

Flesh — Rather  coarse,  half  melting. 

Flavor — Highly  perfumed. 

Maturity — Beginning  of  September. 

Wood — Young  wood  reddish  brown. 

Tree — Vigorous,  diverging. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

The  Pennsylvania  Pear  originated  some  fifty  or  sixty  years  ago,  in  the  garden  of  the  late 
John  B.  Smith,  in  the  District  of  Moyamensing.  The  name  was  given  to  it  by  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Horticultural  Society.  The  original  tree,  of  large  size,  is  still  remaining  on  the  premises 
in  Christian  Street,  and  is  within  twenty  or  thirty  feet  of  the  Moyamensing  Pear.  In  some 
parts  of  Ohio  another  pear  is  cultivated  under  this  name. 


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REPUBLICAN    PIPPIN. 


Size — Large,  21  to  3  inches  long  by  31  to  4  inches  in  width. 

Form — Oblate. 

Skin — Striped  with  red  on  a  mottled  reddish  ground,  and,  where  not  exposed  to  the  sun, 

of  a  greenish  yellow,  with  a  few  large  gray  dots. 
Stem — About  an  inch  long,  slender  for  so  large  a  fruit,  inserted  in  a  narrow,  rather  deep 

cavity,  which  is  sometimes  a  little  russetted,  the  russet  patch  diverging  in  rays. 
Calyx — With  small  or  narrow  segments,  closed,  and  set  in  a  moderately  deep  basin. 

Core — Small. 

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Seed — Brown,  large,  broad,  plump. 

Flesh — Yellowish  white,  tender. 

Flavor — Pleasant  and  peculiar,  resembling  somewhat  that  of  walnuts. 

Maturity — September,  October. 

Leaf — Broad,  dark  green,  somewhat  plaited  or  rugose,  under  side  glaucous  with  reddish 

veins. 
Wood — Dark  reddish  brown. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

A  native  of  Pennsylvania.  The  original  tree  was  discovered  in  the  woods  near  Muucy, 
Lycoming  county,  in  1796,  by  George  Webb,  by  whom  it  was  extensively^  propagated.  The 
tree  is  still  standing  in  its  original  locality,  and  in  vigorous  health.  Scions  were  sent  to  Eng- 
land, in  1827,  to  J.  H.  Lewis,  Esq.  of  East  Farleigh,  Kent,  who  now  has  trees  of  it  in  bearing. 
On  the  authority  of  Dr.  Kittee,  of  Lycoming  county,  "  it  is  fit  for  cooking  the  last  of  July.  For 
drying  it  cannot  be  surpassed,  cooking  to  a  fine  pulp  in  a  very  short  time.  In  the  green  state 
it  cooks  well,  and  has  a  delicious  flavor.  The  tree  grows  vigorously  on  any  soil,  but  does  not 
bear  well  on  limestone  land.  It  has  a  crop  every  year." 

This  variety  is  cultivated  to  some  extent  in  the  vicinity  of  Westchester,  in  this  state, 
where  it  sustains  its  high  character. 


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ELIZA    PEACH. 


Size — Large. 

Form — Round,  terminating  in  a  nipple. 

Skin — Yellow,  with  a  mottled  red  cheek. 

Flesh — Yellow,  red  at  the  stone. 

Flavor — Very  fine. 

Maturity — Last  of  September. 

Stone — Not  adhering. 

Leaf- — Large,  with  reniform  glands. 


HISTORY. 

This  Peach  was  raised  on  the  premises  of  Mr.  Gerard  Schmitz,  South  Fifth  Street,  in  the 
District  of  Moyamensing.  It  received  the  premium  offered  by  the  Pennsylvania  Horticultural 
Society  for  the  best  Seedling  Peach  exhibited  in  1849. 


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BURLINGTON    APRICOT. 


Size — Medium  to  large. 

Form — Oblong,  somewhat  compressed  at  the  sides,  with  a  distinct  suture. 

Skin — Golden  yellow,  with  numerous  red  spots,  and  a  ruddy  tint  on  the  side  exposed  to 

the  sun. 

Flesh — Yellowish . 
Stone — Yellow,  moderately  rough,  perforated;  in  five  stones  out  of  twenty  the  perforation 

was  entirely  laid  open,  forming  a  furrow. 
Flavor — Fine. 

Maturity — From  the  middle  of  July  to  the  beginning  of  August. 
Blossom — Large . 

Leaf — Large,  broadly  heart-shaped,  terminating  abruptly  in  a  point,  and  slightly  serrated. 
Wood — Reddish,  old  bark  rough. 
Tree — A  vigorous  grower. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

The  Burlington  Apricot  originated  from  a  seed  of  the  Peach  Apricot,  planted  by  Mrs. 
Sarah  Woolman  in  1838.  In  the  spring  of  1842  the  tree  was  removed  to  its  present  locality 
on  the  premises  of  her  son,  Mr.  John  J.  Woolman,  opposite  the  Lyceum,  on  the  east  side  of 
Main  Street,  in  Burlington.  It  stands  on  the  south  side  of  a  brick  house,  exposed  to  the  east 
and  west  winds.  The  soil  is  a  poor  gravel,  thrown  out  in  digging  the  cellar  of  the  mansion. 

The  Tree  fruited,  for  the  first  time,  in  1843,  and  in  1844  the  fruit  was  exhibited  before 
the  Pennsylvania  Horticultural  Society. 

For  the  history  of  this  fine  Apricot  I  am  indebted  to  the  kindness  and  attention  of  David 
Landreth,  Esq.,  of  this  city,  and  Samuel  R.  Wetherill,  Esq.,  of  Burlington. 


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WENDELL'S   MOTTLED   BIGARREAU. 


Size — Large,  usually  an  inch  in  its  transverse  diameter. 

Form — Obtuse  heart-shape,  uniformly  regular,  with  a  distinct  and  well-marked  suture 
extending  half-way  around  the  fruit. 

Skin — Rich  dark  purplish  red,  beautifully  mottled  with  small  points  and  streaks  of  a  darker 
hue,  which  become  quite  indistinct  when  the  fruit  is  fully  ripe,  the  color  then  be- 
coming nearly  black. 

Stem — About  an  inch  and  a  half  long,  rather  stout,  and  set  in  a  round  depression  of  mo- 
derate depth. 

Seed — Small. 

Flesh — Deep  crimson,  firm,  crisp,  though  not  tough,  and  well  supplied  with  a  rich  deli- 
cious juice. 

Flavor — Rich,  saccharine,  and  very  agreeable. 

Maturity — At  Albany  from  the  7th  to  15th  of  July,  about  the  time  of  Downer's  Late  Red. 

HISTORY,  ETC. 

This  new,  rich,  and  beautiful  Native  Cherry,  originated  from  a  seed  of  the  Graffion, 
planted  by  Dr.  Herman  Wendell,  of  Albany,  at  his  place  near  that  city,  in  the  spring  of  1840. 
It  bids  fair  to  take  a  high  rank  among  the  lovers  of  this  favorite  fruit.  At  the  show  of  the 
Albany  and  Renselear  Horticultural  Society  in  1849,  it  took  the  premium  as  the  BEST  variety 
exhibited,  though  it  had  to  compete  with  the  Black  Tartarian,  Graffion,  Holland  Bigarreau, 
Elton,  and  others  of  merit,  which  were  shown  at  the  same  time. 

For  the  pomological  description  of  this  fine  Cherry  we  are  indebted  to  the  kindness  of  our 
esteemed  friend  Doctor  Wendell. 


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COL.    WILDER    RASPBERRY. 


Size — Large. 

Form — Roundish,  semi-transparent,  varnished,  prominent  pips. 

Color — Yellowish  white,  or  a  delicate  cream  color. 

Flavor — Very  fine. 

Maturity — End  of  June. 

Leaf — Much  crimped. 

Stalk — with  white  spines. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

This  variety  originated  from  a  seed  of  the  Fastolf,  planted  in  the  spring  of  1846.  It  was 
named  in  honor  of  my  highly  valued  and  distinguished  friend,  the  ex-President  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Horticultural  Society.  It  fruited  in  1847,  the  year  after  the  seed  had  been  planted. 
The  Col.  Wilder  is  one  of  the  finest  flavored  raspberries,  and  a  most  profuse  bearer.  Its  semi- 
transparent,  glazed,  and  prominent  pips,  render  its  appearance  peculiarly  beautiful  and  attrac- 
tive. Many  Seedlings  have  been  raised  from  this  variety,  some  bearing  fruit  similar  in  every 
respect  to  that  of  the  parent,  others  fruit  of  a  yellow  color  not  unlike  the  Yellow  Antwerp,  and 
many  crimson  fruit. 


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GUSHING    RASPBERRY. 


Size — Rather  large. 

Form — Roundish  conical. 

Color — Crimson . 

Flavor — Fine  and  sprightly. 

Maturity — June,  and  sometimes  October. 

Leaf — Much  plaited  and  regular  in  form. 

Stalk — With  brown  spines. 


HISTORY,  ETC. 

This  New  Raspberry  was  named  in  honor  of  J.  P.  Gushing,  Esq.,  of  Watertown,  Massa- 
chusetts. It  was  produced  from  a  seed  of  the  New  Double  Bearing,  which  had  been  imported 
by  Mr.  Robert  Buist,  of  this  city.  The  seed  was  planted  June  27th,  1843,  and  vegetated  in 
the  spring  of  the  following  year.  It  fruited,  for  the  first  time,  in  the  autumn  of  1845.  Only 
one  berry,  however,  matured  at  that  time,  in  consequence  of  the  accession  of  cold  weather. 
Besides  fruiting  in  the  summer,  it  invariably  makes  an  effort  to  produce  a  second  crop  in  Octo- 
ber, and  not  unfrequently  the  effort  proves  successful.  The  October  crop  is  always  produced 
on  the  wood  grown  the  same  season,  and  not  on  that  of  the  preceding  year.  In  1850  the 
second  crop  commenced  on  the  20th  of  October,  and  on  the  19th  of  November  a  branch,  with 
ripe  fruit  on  it,  was  cut  off  and  exhibited  at  the  meeting  of  the  Pennsylvania  Horticultural 
Society. 


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R.    BU1ST, 

NURSERYMAN  AND  SEED-GROWER. 

Nurseries,  Darby  Road,  two  mile*  below  Gray's  Ferry. 

The  Stock  of  Fruit  and  Ornamental  Trees  is  very  extensive,  grown  on  a  soil  peculiarly  adapted  for  the  growth  of 
roots.  Particular  attention  given  to  the  culture  of  Native  Fruits,  and  those  most  esteemed  for  th°ir  productive  and 
marketable  properties  of  Foreign  Sorts. 

SEED  WAREHOUSE,  97  CHESTNUT  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 
Orders  promptly  and  faithfully  fulfilled. — Packed  with  great  curt  for  transportation. 


Farmers'  and  Gardeners'  Seed  and  Tool   Store, 

c.  B.  ROGERS' 
SEED  AND  AGRICULTURAL  WAREHOUSE, 

No.  29  MARKET  STREET,  PHILADELPHIA. 

I-'  nufacturer  and  Dealer  in  all  the  most  approved  Agricultural  and  Horticultural  Implements,  Imported  and  Ameri- 
can Field  and  Garden  Seed,  Fruit,  Shade,  and  Ornamental  Trees,  Guano,  Poudrette,  and  other  Chemical  Fertilizers. 
Inventor  and  Manufacturer  of  the  Cast  Steel  Extending-Point  Surface  and  Subsoil  Ploughs. 

N.  B.  Particular  s-viention  paid  to  Orders  for  American  or  Foreign  Fruit  and  Shade  Trees. 


FRUIT  AND  ORNAMENTAL  TREES  FOR  SALE 

AT  THE  FAIR- VIEW  NURSERIES,  MOORESTOWN,  BURLINGTON  CO.,  N.  J. 

50,000  Apple  Trofr;  from^l  to  10  and  12  feet  high,  embracing  about  150  Select  Varieties,  ripening  in  succession 
from  the  earliest  to  the  latent.  Also,  a  larsje  quantity  of  Peach,  Cherry,  Pear,  Plum,  Apricot,  Nectarine  Almonds, 
Quince,  Grape  Vines,  etc.  The  Fruit  Trees  have  principally  been  worked  from  standard  trees,  which  leaves  but  little 
room  to  doubt  as  to  the  correctness  of  the  Fruit,  which  has  taken  the  premium  at  the  Pennsylvania  Horticultural  Society 
and  others  for  the  last  ten  year?. 

'50,000  Deciduous  and  Evergreen  Ornamental  Trees  and  Shrubs,  such  as  Sugar  and  Silver  Maples,  American  and 
European  Mountain  Ash,  Lindens,  Horse-Chestnuts,  American  Larch,  of  a  large  size,  suitable  lor  roail  or  street  planting; 
Balm  Gileads,  Norway  Furs,  Arborvitas,  Pines  of  different  varieties,  Junipers,  English  and  Irish  Yew,  Cedars  of  Lebanon, 
Double  and  Single  Spucia,  suitable  for  Cemeteries,  Lawns  and  Private  Yards ;  Borders,  etc. 

A  liberal  Discount  will  be  allowed  to  persons  who  buy  to  sell  again.  Descriptive  Catalogues  furnished  gratis  to 
post-paid  applicants. 

JOHN  PERKINS,  Proprietor. 

JULY,  1851. 


